Washingtonians in 1860 could take trains directly to Baltimore and from there to Philadelphia, Harrisburg, or the trans-Appalachian West. A journey from Alexandria to Richmond, however, required a ...

Soldiers representing the 5th Engineer Battalion “patched over” to the 1st Infantry Division during a ceremony at King Field ...

China launched live-fire drills around Taiwan on Monday that it said would simulate a blockade of the self-ruled island's key ...

The election billboards are shining new in Myanmar's northern town of Nawnghkio, but the homes are still shattered by combat.

KEENE WAS A busy recruiting and transportation center for the Union Army during the Civil War. The Sixth Regiment of New ...

When we hear mention of Harpers Ferry, John Brown’s raid to create a slave rebellion typically comes to mind. But Harpers ...

On Christmas day 1863, as his son recovered from his wounds, Henry penned the poem “I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day,” with ...

A quarter of a millennium ago, “Swamp Fox” Francis Marion took on the British empire with a rag-tag group of part-time ...

The soft launch of a new book by Shepherdstown artist Diana Suttenfield was held at Four Seasons Books on Saturday.

The partially completed Catholic Church, poised as the fort to be used in defense of the futilely attempted Confederate ...

After 164 years of dedicated service, the U.S. Army’s venerable 6th Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment (6/6 Cav), the "Fighting Sixth," ...

This year, there have been two alarming and well-publicized incidents: the January midair collision over the Potomac River ...